crawler_software/raspberry_pi/tests/discordbot.py

@@ -5,30 +5,18 @@ from gps import *
 from smbus import SMBus
 import time
 
-addr = 0x4 # bus address
+addr = 0x8 # bus address
 bus = SMBus(1) # indicates /dev/ic2-1
 
 numb = 1
 
-def writeData(value):
-    byteValue = StringToBytes(value)    
-    bus.write_i2c_block_data(addr,0x00,byteValue) #first byte is 0=command byte.. just is.
-    return -1
-
-
-def StringToBytes(val):
-        retVal = []
-        for c in val:
-                retVal.append(ord(c))
-        return retVal
-
 try:
     for _x in range (0, 2):
-            for i in range(78, 130):
-                    writeData("WIPE-" + str(i))
+            for i in range(70, 130):
+                    bus.write_byte(addr, i)
                     time.sleep(0.02)
-            for i in range(130, 78, -1):
-                    writeData("WIPE-" + str(i))
+            for i in range(130, 70, -1):
+                    bus.write_byte(addr, i)
                     time.sleep(0.02)
 except OSError:
     print("Could not speak to ardujmemo")